our previous post about Joe Arpaio's immigrant roundup at a downtown Phoenix restaurant this morning, America's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" issued a press release, in which he boasts that his agency "is the only law enforcement agency in the state that is currently enforcing employer sanctions laws."

"Employer" being the operative word.

However, in this morning's raid, no "employers" were arrested, only employees -- at least three of whom happen to be illegal immigrants.

The Sheriff's Office tells New Times another person arrested this morning was a manager of the restaurant, but the owner of the Old Spaghetti Factory, Chris Dussin, remains unscathed.

"Today's search warrant marks the first employers sanctions case by the Maricopa County Sheriff since the Supreme Court ruling on May 26, 2011 upholding the right by local law enforcement agencies to enforce state laws against employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens," the press release notes.

We asked sheriff's spokesman Jeffrey Sprong whether the business as a whole -- or Dussin personally -- will be fined or sanctioned under the law to which Arpaio is citing as the purpose of the raid. He says he isn't sure but will get back to us if he finds out.

If history tells us anything, however, the "employer" in this case will get off scot-free.